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Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

9:17 pm April 8, 2021

Noida/Ghaziabad: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh, both adjoining Delhi, according to official orders issued on Thursday. The restrictions will be in force from 10 pm to 5 am till April 17 from Thursday night, but the movement of […]

Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

8:49 pm October 25, 2020

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local nighttime curfews and banning travel between regions in certain cases. The measures go into force from Sunday night and will require all regions except the Canary Islands to impose a nighttime […]

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Aug 31 as total cases cross 2L

2:49 pm July 30, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced the extension of coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state till August 31, but with more relaxations, including scaling up workforce in private establishments and allowing dine-in services in hotels and restaurants. Extending the total shutdown imposed across the state on Sundays in July to August, Chief Minister K […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Untimely ‘azaans’ leads to panic in Kashmir

4:01 pm March 26, 2020

Srinagar: Panic gripped Kashmir late on Wednesday night after there were untimely ‘azaans from mosques at several places across the valley amid the lockdown imposed to check the spread of coronavirus. Some people reached their nearby mosques while many prayed at their homes after the ‘azaans’ at 10 pm on Wednesday, officials said. A religious […]

Protesters attack US Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

6:00 am January 1, 2020

BAGHDAD: Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory. American guards fired tear gas, […]